Erie
English
editEtymology
editFrom an Erie word rendered in French as Erieehronon, Eriechronon, and Riquéronon and said to mean “long tail” or “long-tailed”, in reference to the Eastern cougar (Puma concolor cougar).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪəɹi/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪɹi/
- Homophone: eerie
- Rhymes: -ɪəɹi
Noun
editErie pl (plural only)
- A tribe of Native Americans.
Proper noun
editErie
- One of the Great Lakes of North America.
- A small city, the county seat of Neosho County, Kansas, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- Any of a number of other places in North America; see Erie (disambiguation) at Wikipedia.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editone of Great Lakes — see also Lake Erie
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